Caskhouse

Cask and Receive

Beer and Housemade Sausage in Noe Valley

You’ve got to hand it to the Germans: pretty much a perfect concept they’ve come up with there.

In fact, if you had your druthers, you would only change two things. 1) You’d move it from Germany to
here. 2) You’d rename it Januaryfest.

Proof that great minds think alike: Caskhouse, a low-key neighborhood spot full of beer and other
Germanic wonders, now open in Noe Valley.

The decor: not really the point. It’s handsome, modest—there’s a black-walnut bar lit by giant miner’s lamps, and
woodsy flourishes everywhere. But you’re coming here—with a big group of fellow beer enthusiasts or just
for a quick pre-date pop-in—for what’s on the menu.

Speaking of beer, most of what’s here is locally brewed. On tap: Oak Town brown ale from Walnut Creek’s
Calicraft, which just started distributing outside of the brewery. In cans: Santa Cruz’s Uncommon
Brewers’ Baltic Porter.